Taxon:  Polyscias fulva (Hiern) Harms



Summary
Genus:
Polyscias
Family:
Araliaceae
Subfamily:
Aralioideae
Nomen number:
415555
Place of publication:
H. G. A. Engler & K. A. E. Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. 3(8):45.  1894
Verified:
12/03/1999 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Panax fulvus Hiern

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Panax ferrugineus Hiern
Polyscias ferruginea (Hiern) Harms

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960-. Flora zambesiaca.
  2. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). 2010. Ecocrop (on-line resource).
  3. Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 2004. World checklist and bibliography of Araliaceae
  4. Hedberg, I. & S. Edwards. 1989-. Flora of Ethiopia Note: Eritrea added in 2000
  5. Jardin botanique national de Belgique. 1967-. Flore du Congo, du Rwanda et du Burundi (Flore d'Afrique centrale).
  6. Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper. 1953-1972. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2.
  7. Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaKenya  Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaTanzania  Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaUganda  Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
1NativeAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaEthiopia  Hedberg, I. & S. Edwards. 1989-. Flora of Ethiopia Note: Eritrea added in 2000
1NativeAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaSudan  Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 2004. World checklist and bibliography of Araliaceae
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaAngola  Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 2004. World checklist and bibliography of Araliaceae
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaMalawi  Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960-. Flora zambesiaca.
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaMozambique  Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960-. Flora zambesiaca.
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaZambia  Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960-. Flora zambesiaca.
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaZimbabwe  Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960-. Flora zambesiaca.
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaGhana  Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 2004. World checklist and bibliography of Araliaceae
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaGuinea  Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 2004. World checklist and bibliography of Araliaceae
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaNigeria  Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 2004. World checklist and bibliography of Araliaceae
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaSierra Leone  Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 2004. World checklist and bibliography of Araliaceae
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaTogo  Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 2004. World checklist and bibliography of Araliaceae
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaBurundi  Jardin botanique national de Belgique. 1967-. Flore du Congo, du Rwanda et du Burundi (Flore d'Afrique centrale).
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaCameroon  Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 2004. World checklist and bibliography of Araliaceae
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaCentral African Republic  Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 2004. World checklist and bibliography of Araliaceae
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaCongo  Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 2004. World checklist and bibliography of Araliaceae
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaDemocratic Republic of the Congo  Jardin botanique national de Belgique. 1967-. Flore du Congo, du Rwanda et du Burundi (Flore d'Afrique centrale).
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaEquatorial GuineaBioko Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 2004. World checklist and bibliography of Araliaceae
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaRwanda  Jardin botanique national de Belgique. 1967-. Flore du Congo, du Rwanda et du Burundi (Flore d'Afrique centrale).
Native
Africa
  • NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Ethiopia, Sudan
  • EAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
  • WEST-CENTRAL TROPICAL AFRICA: Burundi, Central African Republic, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Congo, Equatorial Guinea [Bioko], Rwanda
  • WEST TROPICAL AFRICA: Ghana, Guinea, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Togo
  • SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA: Angola, Mozambique, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Reference(s)
  1. Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960-. Flora zambesiaca.
  2. Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 2004. World checklist and bibliography of Araliaceae
  3. Hedberg, I. & S. Edwards. 1989-. Flora of Ethiopia Note: Eritrea added in 2000
  4. Jardin botanique national de Belgique. 1967-. Flore du Congo, du Rwanda et du Burundi (Flore d'Afrique centrale).
  5. Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=415555. Accessed 17 October 2026.